Late again, I know, but only a few more days till I’m considered full-term. I don’t have a 36 week photo. Joe is under the weather and I’m getting over a cold. Here’s a picture taken during 35 weeks. Standing at the top of the Wellington Cable Car track in the Botanic Gardens Here’s how… Read More Baby, Baby ~ 36 Weeks
I meant to post this a few days ago. Didn’t happen. I’m back-dating it for Friday so it will at least be in order on the blog. I’m currently 34 weeks and 4 days at the time of this writing, but who’s counting? Me! Don’t I look so thrilled in that photo? You can definitely… Read More Baby, Baby ~ 34 Weeks… a few days late
Hooray for being at 32 weeks! Hopefully there are no more than 8 weeks remaining in this pregnancy journey. Standing in our new apartment bathroom Cropped out of the above photo is Joe’s little hand reaching desperately for the soap dispenser. He loves to wash his hands! Here’s how things have been going since the… Read More Baby, Baby ~ 32 Weeks
Something about that number “2” changing to a “3” makes reaching 30 weeks seem like a pretty exciting deal. I know that I’m getting more and more ready for baby boy #2 to get here 🙂 Joe decided to wake up crying at 4:30am today. Perhaps he wanted to remind me of what’s in store… Read More Baby Baby ~ 30 Weeks
Hooray for the home stretch – the 3rd trimester is finally here! Or as my friend D said, I’m 66% done. That makes me think of the progress updates that the gym machines give me… only 33% remaining in this pregnancy workout 🙂 Do you want to know what a very tired, 28 weeks pregnant… Read More Baby, Baby ~ 28 Weeks, 3rd Trimester, and on Becoming Forgetful Jones
Only 98 days remaining till my estimated date of delivery – hooray for double digits! Hopefully that number is pretty spot-on and baby #2 doesn’t decide to repeat his older brother’s performance of going late. No photo today. We are all recovering from a GI bug of sorts and I was too tired to get… Read More Baby Baby ~ 26 Weeks
Yesss, we’ve made it to the “point of viability”, and only 16 more weeks to go. I can’t wait till it’s only double-digits for the “days remaining” in this baby countdown. 24 Weeks So, I thought it was kind of funny how most of my photos were of me in maternity jean capris + black… Read More Baby Baby ~ 24 Weeks
Here’s what’s been happening since the 20 week update, but first, a picture… Self-portraits are not my thing. Weight Gain I’m going to write this one time: I won’t ever share on here how much I weigh or how much weight I’m gaining on a week-to-week basis. It has nothing to do with me not… Read More Baby, Baby ~ 22 Weeks
Twenty weeks – the halfway point! As expected I feel like the first half of this pregnancy has gone fast. I remember feeling the same way at 20 weeks with Joe, and then feeling as if the remaining weeks dragged on. Here’s hoping that life with a toddler will keep me so busy that I… Read More 20 Weeks, And We’re Having A….
My goodness, but time is flying. I remember it seeming this way during the first half of Joe’s pregnancy, too. Weeks 1 – 20 practically zoomed by and then the rest of the pregnancy d-r-a-g-g-e-d. I have an inkling that most women feel that way when they’re expecting 🙂 So yes, today I’m 18 weeks… Read More Baby, Baby ~ 18 Weeks
I’m 15 weeks along today. Hooray! This pregnancy didn’t feel real for the first several weeks, but just yesterday I began to truly “feel” pregnant. I’m loving it. I feel different this time around, but in a good way. The nausea hasn’t been nearly so bad and for that, I’m very thankful. Here are a… Read More Baby, Baby ~ 15 Weeks
I saw an article today that ranked the “best and worst” Girl Scout cookies in terms of how healthy they were. Naturally, the ones that I love {Samoas/Caramel Delites, Tagalongs, and Thin Mints} were not the healthiest options. Good thing I don’t have to worry about being tempted by them over here! I have set… Read More Postpartum Fitness and Girl Scout Cookies
I remember reading something in the distant pre-pregnancy past regarding hair loss, specifically that the average person loses between 100 – 150 hairs per day, but that this slows during pregnancy. I like to think it was my body’s way of making up for the fact that I looked like crud thanks to frequent vomiting,… Read More It’s Amazing that I’m Not Bald
Thanks to my lovely blog-friend Dorothy, I’ve recently found out about another website with great deals on cute stuff for expectant mums, bubs {babies}, and little kids – Zulily.com. You’ve probably all heard of it before now, but I’m a bit late on the bandwagon. They have some seriously cute stuff, from clothes to shoes… Read More Shopping for Mums and Bubs
I am one week past my estimated date of delivery. It hasn’t been easy. I’m glad that my mom has been here to provide me with a distraction. A much needed distraction. She arrived Thursday morning and has been an absolute trouper – she wasn’t jet lagged at all and we’ve been go-go-go pretty much… Read More 1 Week
Hello, my lovely readers! Today was my “d” day, and as I said this morning on Twitter, the only “labor” that I did was stuff around the house – laundry, vacuuming, dishes, organizing, and cooking. I’m turning into a regular June Cleaver, except pregnant and no high heels. I told Chris that I’m starting to… Read More Going Post-Dates and Labor Fake-Outs
It’s late enough in the week that I’m calling this one an “almost 39 weeks” update {remember, we’re a day ahead of the United States over here in New Zealand}. Actually, according to specific dates and not generic weeks, I think I’m technically at the 39 week mark, but that’s neither here nor there. I’m… Read More Almost 39 Weeks
I’m so glad that it’s cooling off around here… it means I can wear scarves on a fairly regular basis 🙂 Really need to get a bedskirt/dust ruffle for our bed… or learn how to make one that will fit our ridiculously high bed frame. Side View – took this one the next morning, hence… Read More 36 1/2 Weeks
4 1/2 weeks to go… 33 days… Where did the time go? I have so much to do! I got an email from one of those “your pregnancy this week…” groups, and it said that if you’re a procrastinator, now’s the time to stop procrastinating and get. things. done. Great – now I’m getting guilt… Read More Counting Down
…is a long ways away from New Zealand. We are heading into winter! View from one of our windows Winter in New Zealand means many things to me. It means: Cups of hot (decaf) tea with milk Cups of hot cocoa (Cadbury brand, naturally – what else would I drink in NZ?!) Raincoats and mudboots… Read More Summer…
